Taylor, Michigan - News Beat
The number of undefeated teams has fallen to three in the 29th annual Junior League World Series at Taylor’s Heritage Park.
All-star baseball teams from Aruba, Puerto Rico and Arizona are the only teams that haven’t lost after day two of the international tournament for the best teams of 13- and 14-year-old players.
Pool Play Standings
USA Pool
Scottsdale, Arizona (West) 1-0
Middlebury, Indiana (Central) 1-1
Jackson, New Jersey (East) 1-1
Albuquerque, New Mexico (Southwest) 1-1
Easley, South Carolina (Southeast) 0-1
International Pool
Oranjestad, Aruba (Latin America) 1-0
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico 1-0
Saipan, NMI (Asia-Pacific) 1-1
Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy (EMEA) 1-1
Coquitlam, British Columbia (Canada) 0-2
Here are summaries of Monday’s games:
Scottsdale, Arizona 4
Middlebury, Indiana 0
A classic pitching dual marked the opener of the second day of the Junior League World Series in Taylor as Scottsdale, Arizona, defeated Middlebury, Indiana, 4-0.
Lanky southpaw Dylan Cozens pitched the first shutout of the 29th annual World Series. He and Indiana’s Shannon Baker battled each other for five innings before the USA Western Regional champions got some timely hits and pulled out the win in their first game of the series.
Arizona took a 1-0 lead over the Central Region champs on a fourth-inning double by Cody Erickson and an RBI single off the bat of Ryan Riggs. In the sixth, Scottsdale got back-to-back doubles from Erickson and Cozens and scored on a pair of misplayed pop- ups and an RBI single by Jake Anderson.
Duncan Morfitt reached base on an error in the seventh, moved to third on a Lucas Jacoby single and touched home a sacrifice fly by Erickson.
Cozens went the distance in a two-hit shutout, walking only one batter and striking out eight. He threw 98 pitches; 63 were strikes. Indiana’s trio of pitches – Baker, Freeman Fry and Austin Muniot, combined on a seven-hitter and struck out eight, but five Indiana errors contributed to the loss.
Indiana, which opened with a win over New Jersey, fell to 1-1.
Both teams play Tuesday. Indiana faces New Mexico at 2 p.m.; Arizona squares off against South Carolina at 8 p.m
City of Taylor - 08/17/2009 02:13am
Arizona and Aruba boys say ‘bring it’ in 2009 Junior League World Series in Taylor; New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saipan and Indiana win on day one
Champion youth baseball teams from Aruba and Arizona will hit World Series Field for the first time in the Junior League World Series at Taylor’s Heritage Park.
Both regional champions may have their hands full with teams that won on Sunday, which was opening day of the tournament for the world’s best teams of 13- and 14-year-old baseball players.
Scottsdale, Arizona, will try to add to its 18-game winning streak heading into the series when the all-stars take on Middlebury, Indiana, at 11 a.m. Monday. Indiana, the USA Central Region champs, opened series play Sunday with a 7-2 victory over Eastern champ Jackson, New Jersey. Team Arizona is the best in the West.
In Monday’s second game, Aruba will play its first game ever in the Junior League Series when the Latin America champions battle Saipan at 2 p.m. The Asia-Pacific champs spoiled Italy’s debut in the series on Sunday night, 13-2.
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